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car⋅tog⋅ra⋅phy

[kahr-tog-ruh-fee]
–noun
the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction.

Origin:
1855–60; < L c(h)art(a) carte + -o- + -graphy


car⋅to⋅graph [kahr-tuh-graf, -grahf] , noun
car⋅tog⋅ra⋅pher, noun
car⋅to⋅graph⋅ic [kahr-tuh-graf-ik] , car⋅to⋅graph⋅i⋅cal, adjective
car⋅to⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

cartography 
1859, from Fr. cartographie, from M.L. carta (see card (n.)) + Fr. -graphie, from Gk. -graphein "to write, to draw."
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cartography   (kär-tŏg'rə-fē)  Pronunciation Key 
The art or technique of making maps or charts.
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Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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